Gosselin: 'The more Tony Romo throws, the worse the Cowboys are'

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Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Thursday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin and Barry Horn:

On the Cowboys offense:

Gosselin: “You have to max protect. The Eagles have an offensive line that is dreadful and the Cowboys only had two sacks. They went to a max protect. I think the Cowboys are going to have to do that. You have to help these blockers. You can’t leave Doug Free out there alone. That middle three are bigger, but they aren’t better than they were a year ago. Again, they have to find three or four running plays that work and wear them out. Find the one guy who can block for the run and wear them out when Murray gets back. I think that’s how they are going to make the playoffs. Run the ball and play defense. The more Tony throws, the worse they are.”

Horn: “The only thing I’ll say about the Cowboys offense yesterday is they didn’t have the ball in the fourth quarter. It looks like Tony if he doesn’t have it, is going down a lot quicker. He wants to go down because he doesn’t want to get hurt.”

Gosselin: “I think what we’re seeing over the last couple of weeks is Tony Romo has stopped looking at the whole field. He’s going to Jason Witten. That’s the one receiver he trusts. Kevin Ogletree, they didn’t even bother throwing him a pass last week. Dez Bryant and Miles Austin are getting a few passes, but he’s going to Witten. I think when DeMarco Murray gets back, it’s going to be a very simple offense. Hand the ball to Murray and throw the ball to Witten.”